Humans have an inferiority complex. Since our inception, humans have strove to know everything and conquer everything. Yet the humans who believe that they own and control everything are the most useless creatures of all.
I am not declaring any particular religious belief as i write this. However, lets look at the Creation according to the Christians. It took God six days to create the Earth. The Bible quotes in Genesis that on third day, God created vegetation. On the fifth and sixth days God created sea creatures (note that he made these first - just food for thought) and land animals. It was not until late in the sixth day that God created "man." The Bible also says that God made man to rule over the earth, but I think the true meaning of that statement can be argued.
God obviously made things in a certain order. He created the earth; divided land, air, and ocean. He provided light and dark. In essence, he made all the things that were necessary in order for him to create animals. Ironically, the Bible states God made sea creatures first - there is a trend in believing that water is the source of all life; and oceans are thought to house many animals still unknown to humans.
But humans were made last. Perhaps we were even an after thought. God wanted a world that he designed and the animals were not enough entertainment. Perhaps God thought that by creating humans, he could essentially "throw a monkey wrench" in on the world.
And if you ask me, that's exactly what happened. Humans are not needed on this earth. The vegetation and animals could carry on just fine without us. In fact, humans are killing the earth. No, I wouldn't automatically accuse us humans as being the cause of all climatic problems, but we are killing it in many ways. Perhaps the planet is already dead and we are just now seeing the physical decay? After all, some things cannot live without respect.
So the earth can take care of itself without humans. So why are we here? Well, to be very blunt about it, no matter what your spiritual path, we are simply the plaything of the Gods. Even in Christianity humans are on the earth to worship God. We are here for their pleasure - just one big, complex ant farm.
Perhaps you've noticed that humans are different from other animals. We are plain. With most other animals, except for some insects, the animals are colorful - having beautiful coats or feathers. They are all decorated. Maybe the beauty of humans is in our delicacy, or our fine features such as the face. Because after all, humans may be more plain but we vary quite a bit, perhaps more than other species.
However, since humans were given the ability to rationalize and make decisions, they had to have had a purpose - something more than just for worshiping and providing amusement. And since we are plain compared to other animals, humans found knowledge and used it to stand out. The Bible says humans were not supposed to know everything but they went after it anyway - and found it in fruit. Other religions state other ways the Gods gave humans knowledge. Sometimes all at once, sometimes slowly. I think it is safe to say that whichever story you believe, humans have gained much more knowledge since then.
Let me insert that all knowledge is not necessarily good information to have. Nor is all knowledge to be shared; after all, other humans may not be ready for it.
But our knowledge is the only thing that humans can claim that is solely theirs. You would think that this would be enough for humans - just knowledge and our ability to rationalize. But humans are jealous and power hungry - which is excellent proof to me that we were created in the image of some God.
Therefore it was not enough just being able to know, we must know everything. We must not only "rule" the animals and plants, we must control them, kill them, change them, and even create new ones. Since we don't have the decorations like other animals, we must control them and take those things for ourselves.
Humans have an inferiority complex. We are the small man on campus. So we try to become bigger than life. Do we not all strive for more and more each day? Do we not spend more and more time and money on learning? Humans will waste their all on learning until we all gone, and get no where in the end.
And who's to say we have much time let to explore? Most people I know - no matter their religion - think that the world we live in now is coming to an end.
Perhaps humans will get too close to the truth, and the Gods will thwart out efforts. Perhaps the Gods feel we have done enough damage and its time to start over. Or perhaps they will sit back and watch us destroy ourselves. But its really too late. Humans can not possibly change fast enough - even if we cared or wanted to. Our "little man" syndrome is an epidemic - one I suffer from myself. My salvation comes from the fact that after all the destruction, there is purity and a chance to start anew.
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